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index
CUBASE 9.5; DORICO Elements; Biab/RealBand; VOCALOID;
- Five Percent for Nothing – Bill Bruford/Yes (January 20, 2025)
- The Warmth of the Sun – Brian Wilson, Mike Love/The Beach Boys (May 05, 2025)
- Wait – John Lennon, Paul McCartney/The Beatles (Aug 08, 2025)
- Wes Coast Blues – Wes Montgomery (March 20, 2025)
CUBASE 14 and DORICO Elements
- Caroling, Caroling – Burt and Hutson (Oct 04, 2025)
- A Farewell to Kings – Lee, Lifeson, Peart/Rush (Dec 09, 2025)
CUBASE 14; DORICO Elements; Biab/Real Band
- Traces – Classics IV (Sept 09, 2026)
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose – Bacharach and David (Sept 09, 2026)
- Sunny – Bobby Hebb (Sept 09, 2026)
title: five percent for nothing
key: Eb Major (Bb-Eb-Ab)
time: 2/4
tempo: very bright
scale: Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – D
harmony (triads):
I. Eb Maj: Eb-G-Bb
ii. F min: F-Ab-C
iii. G min: G-Bb-D
IV. Ab Maj: Ab-C-Eb
V. Bb Maj: Bb-D-F
vi. C min: C-Eb-G
vii. D dim: D-F-Ab
additional tones outside of the diatonic scale: (E♮) – (A♮) – (Cb)
total measure count = 18
title: the warmth of the sun
key: eb major (Bb-Eb-Ab) (m1-18) AND e major (F#-C#-G#-D#) (m19-34)
time: 4/4
tempo: slowly
scale: Eb-F-G-Ab-Bb-C-D
harmony (triads):
I. Eb Maj: Eb-G-Bb
ii. F min: F-Ab-C
iii. G min: G-Bb-D
IV. Ab Maj: Ab-C-Eb
V. Bb Maj: Bb-D-F
vi. C min: C-Eb-G
vii. D dim: D-F-Ab
(seventh chords):
V7. Bb7: Bb-D-F-Ab
viimin7b5. Dmin7-5 : D-F-Ab-C
key: E Major
scale: E-F#-G#-A-B-C#-D#
harmony (triads):
I. E Maj: E-G#-B
ii. F# min: F#-A-C#
iii. G# min: G#-B-D#
IV. A Maj: A-C#-E
V. B Maj: B-D#-F#
vi. C# min: C#-E-G#
vii. D# dim: D#-F#-A
(seventh chords):
V7. B7: B-D#-F#-A
vii7b5. D#min7-5 : D#-F#-A-C#
total measure count = 34; Vocaloid.
title: wait
key: f# minor (f#-c#-g#)
time: 4/4
tempo: moderate rock
scale: f#-g#-a-b-c#-d-e
harmony (triads & 7th chords):
i. f# min: F#-A-C#
i7 f#min7 F#-A-C#-E
ii. G# dim: G#-B-D
ii7-5. G# min7-5 : G#-B-D-F#
iii. A maj: A-C#-E
iv. B min: B-D-F#
IV. B Maj: B-D#-F# (D# = raised 6th)
v. C# minor: C#-E-G#
V. C# Maj: C#-E#-G# (E# = harmonic minor scale)
V7. C#7: C#-E#-G#-B (E# = harmonic minor scale)
VI. D Maj: D-F#-A
VI7. D Maj7 : D-F#-A-C#
VII. E Maj : E-G#-B
tones outside of the diatonic scale: d# and e#
Total measure count: 40; Vocaloid.
title: west coast blues
key: Bb Major
accidentals: Bb and Eb
time: 3/4
tempo: ♩ = 116
scale: Bb-c-d-Eb-f-g-a
harmony (triads):
I. Bb Maj: Bb-D-F
ii. C min: C-Eb-G
iii. D min: D-F-A
IV. Eb Maj: Eb-G-Bb
V. F Maj: F-A-C
vi. G min: G-Bb-D
vii. A dim: A-C-Eb
seventh chords:
I7. Bb Maj7: Bb-D-F-A
ii7. C min7: C-Eb-G-Bb
iii7. D min7: D-F-A-C
IV7. Eb Maj7: Eb-G-Bb-D
V7. F7: F-A-C-Eb
vi7. G min7: G-Bb-D-F
vii7-5. A min7-5 : A-C-Eb-G
total measure count: 33
title: caroling, caroling
key: g maj
accidentals: (F#)
time: 6/8
tempo: ♩. = 60 bpm
scale: g-a-b-c-d-e-F#
harmony (triads/7th):
I. g maj: g-b-d
I7. g maj7 : g-b-d-f#
ii. a min: a-c-e
ii7. a min7 : a-c-e-g
iii. b min: b-d-f#
iii7. b min7 : b-d-f#-a
IV. C Maj : c-e-g
V. D Maj: D-f#-a
V7. D7 : d-f#-a-c
vi. e min: e-g-b
vii. f# dim: f#-a-c
total measure count: 32
title: a farewell to kings
key: b min (F#, C#) m1-43 and A major (F#,C#,G#) m44-63
time: 3/4; 4/4; 5/4; 6/4.
tempo:
m1-13 (intro) ♩ = 120 : actual 120 – 102 bpm
m14-32 (pt1) ♩ = 114 : actual 114 – 104 bpm
m33-44 (pt2) ♩ = 106 : actual 106 bpm
m45-63 (interlude) ♩ = 152 : actual 121 bpm – (book:m101-118)
scale: b-c#-d-e-f#-g-a:
additional tones: (G#,A#) – melodic minor scale
harmony (triads/seventh):
i. b min: b-d-f
ii. c# dim: c#-e-g
III. d maj: d-f#-a
iv. e min: e-g-b
IV. e maj: e-(G#)-b
v. F# min: F#-a-C#
V7. F#7: F#-(A#)-C#-E
VI. g maj: g-b-d
VII. a maj: a-C#-e
VII7. A7: a-c#-e-g
key change: A MAJOR m45-63
scale: a-b-C#-d-e-F#-G#
total measure count: 63
Title: Traces
Key: D Major
accidentals: (F#,C#)
time: 4/4
tempo: Moderately
Scale: D – E – F# – G – A – B – C#
harmony:
I. d maj: d – F# – A
ii. e min: e- g – b
iii. F# min: F# – a – C#
IV. G Maj: g – b – d
V7. A7: A – C# – E – G
vi. b min: b – d – F#
vii. c# dim: C# – E – G
total measure count: 33
title: do you know the way to san jose
key: f maj
accidentals: Bb
time: 4/4
tempo: moderately, rhythmically
SCALE: F – G – A – Bb – C – D – E
HARMONY (triads/seventh):
I. F Maj: F-a-c
ii. G min: g-Bb-d
iii. A min: a-c-e
IV. Bb Maj: Bb-d-f
V7. C7: C-E-G-Bb
vi. D min: d-f-a
vii. e dim: e-g-Bb
total measure count: 50
title: sunny
key: a minor
accidentals: none
time: 4/4
tempo: moderate rock
scale: a-b-c-d-e-f-g-(g# = harmonic minor)
harmony (triads/seventh):
i. Amin: a-c-e
ii. Bdim: b-d-f
ii7-5. Bmin7b5: b-d-f-a
III. c maj: c-e-g
IV. D min: d-f-a
v. E min: e-g-b
V7. E7: e-G#-b-d
VI. F maj: f-a-c
VII. G maj: g-b-d
total measure count: 32